My son would really get a kick out of this! He is constantly asking us if we are prepared, would we just jump off a bridge or fight and try to survive, etc, etc... Thank goodness the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put this out:
Social Media: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse
Friday, May 20, 2011
Texas Science Review Panel - FAIL
Ugh!!!
The fact that these people keep bringing up intelligent design/ creationism when discussing science shows that they really have no understanding of the actual science. Either that or they are just assholes pushing their agenda to make a buck. Both upset me for different reasons.
First, if you don't understand science enough to know the difference between real science and pseudo science I can somewhat understand. The issue I have with this is that when someone tries to explain the fault in your misunderstanding, you stick your head in the sand and/or become a parrot reciting whatever bullshit you can remember Ray Comfort vomiting.
Secondly, if you do actually understand the science (which means you know you're lying to everyone), you dear sir or ma'am, are exactly what's wrong with this country. You prey on the scientifically ignorance of anyone who will listen to you so that you can sell them books, etc... You are an embarrassment, you are disgraceful. Please just GTFO
The Texas Education Agency just released the full list of members serving on the science review panels that will evaluate instructional materials submitted for approval by the State Board of Education (SBOE). As TFN predicted earlier this spring, the review panel for biology includes a number of individuals with a history of promoting intelligent design/creationism or advocating the teaching of phony “weaknesses” of evolution in science classes. continue reading...
The fact that these people keep bringing up intelligent design/ creationism when discussing science shows that they really have no understanding of the actual science. Either that or they are just assholes pushing their agenda to make a buck. Both upset me for different reasons.
First, if you don't understand science enough to know the difference between real science and pseudo science I can somewhat understand. The issue I have with this is that when someone tries to explain the fault in your misunderstanding, you stick your head in the sand and/or become a parrot reciting whatever bullshit you can remember Ray Comfort vomiting.
Secondly, if you do actually understand the science (which means you know you're lying to everyone), you dear sir or ma'am, are exactly what's wrong with this country. You prey on the scientifically ignorance of anyone who will listen to you so that you can sell them books, etc... You are an embarrassment, you are disgraceful. Please just GTFO
The May 21st Rapture Craziness
I recently read an article from The Wichita Eagle about the May 21 rapture called 'Believers, skeptics plan for rapture'.
So, believing that an invisible all-powerful super-intelligence is going to swoop down and take all of his/her followers on May 21st is "craziness", but believing that an invisible all-powerful super-intelligence is going to swoop down and take all of his/her followers at some unspecified time in the near or very distant future is perfectly logical? How does this make sense to anyone? Just because 47% remove the date, it doesn't remove the crazy.
On Saturday you could shop, chill at home, do some yard work — or join Jesus in heaven and leave the rest of us behind to suffer torments until the world ends in October. The rapture has been added to Saturday's schedule by radio preacher Harold Camping, an 89-year-old retired civil engineer from Oakland, Calif.On the page there is a poll that asks "Do you believe in the rapture?".
Read more: http://www.kansas.com/2011/05/20/1856310/may21rapture0xc9608a8.html#ixzz1Mtu3S6L2
What I find interesting is that 47% of respondents believe in the rapture but don't think it will happen on May 21st 2011. Now, if I asked anyone in my family, who are almost all born again Christians, they would respond the same. They would even go so far as to mention that Camping's Family Radio Worldwide prediction is just crazy silliness.
So, believing that an invisible all-powerful super-intelligence is going to swoop down and take all of his/her followers on May 21st is "craziness", but believing that an invisible all-powerful super-intelligence is going to swoop down and take all of his/her followers at some unspecified time in the near or very distant future is perfectly logical? How does this make sense to anyone? Just because 47% remove the date, it doesn't remove the crazy.
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